Galloping velocipede



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WILLIAM ir. BANKS, or wiiv'riinor, M Assiic'nnsn'rrs. i l

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Application filed November 13, 1820, Serial No. 423,942. Renewed September 3.7', 1921. Serial No. 501,424.

To all -w/Lo'm, 'if' may emmer-1a Be it known that l, WILLIAM H. BANKS, citizen of the United States, residing` :it lllinthrop, county or' Suiiolk, Stets of Massachusetts, have invented e. certain new and useful ln'ipi'oveinent `in galloping Velocipedes, oil which vthe following is s specificetion, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The object of my invention is -to provide childs velocipede in which during the nioveinent oit the velocipede the rider will be given a galloping inovernent soinething otter the manner of the movement givenl by it ,galloping horse. V i

The invention will be i'ully understood troni the 'following description when token in connection with the accompanying drew ings, and the novel fea-tures thereof will be pointed out and clearly defined in the claim` :ii: the close of this specilicetion.

ln the drawings, Fig. l is :i side elevation ot :t velocipede en'ibodying the invention. y

Fig'. is :i phin View olf the device shown in Fig. l.

is n 'liront elevation. .Referring now to the drawings, l represents the Forepnrt ot the device which is shaped to represent :i horses heed and i'orepart, und is eccentrirslly connected with the two i'orwnrd driving wheels 2-2, as will be more psirticulerly hereinafter Ade- ',ibet. The said i'oiepart portion l trikes the plzice ofthe steering portion :i velocipede ind pii'otnlly connected with :i seat portion il, the rear portion of the sent being mounted upon the rear sigle i on which are mounted the rear wheels 5-5. Preferably the sont 3 is connected with the axle et by a bracket G which is rigidly connected both with the tuile fl Asind Athe sent 3 to elevate the renr end ot the sea-t to the proper height.

The 'forward part l may bevonnected with the sent member 3 by any suitable :el connection. is shown in the drawthe i'orwerd end of the sent ineniber is pinided with n bracket i6. Said bracket 'lo is provided with screw eyes T und the nieniber 'l is provided with screw eyes 8 in such n inner tlnit the screw eyes ot one ineinber will underlie those ot the other, and the hinge pin E) posses through the screw eyes to orni u pivot connection. As stated zibove. however, any suitable swivel or hinge connection niny be provided.

Preferably the body l is mede by shaping it out oi a board for cheapness of construcy tion, :ind its lowerfend extends down between .the driving wheels 2-2, with which it is connected by s. shaft` or axle 81, which is eccentrically journalled `in the wheels 2-2. lPreferably bearings are'provided for the shaft, said bearings consisting,` of circular disks 9 which l(ire loosely litted in cireular openings l0 in the faces of the wheels 2-2. Preferably the shaft can turnloosely in the bearing disks 9, end the disks 9 are capable oi rotating in the holes l0 in which they are mounted. This is for the purpose o t reducing, the friction. In order to retein the disk bearings 9 in position, a cap 1l is screwed onto the end or' the'shaft as by screws l2. The shaft 81 passes loosely through the body l, so that the shaft 8l can turn easily. T here will be occasion for Very little play between the shalt 81 and the bearing disk 9, or between the bearing disk l) ond the wheel 2, but there is sufficient playy Yfor whatever inziy be necessary.

l'ccentrically secured to earch of the wheels 2-2 is :i pedal 13 which preferably has v. stirrup il connected with it.

ln operation the rider will operate both pedals zit the sinne time, so that both pedals go down and both up :it the same tiine which is directly the reverse oifiin ordinary velocipede or bicycle in which when one pedal is down the other pedal is up. ln this case when both pedals :ire in the top position as shown in Figures l and 3, the shaft will be in its lowerinost position, and therefore the body portion l of the horse will be in its lowerinost position, es shown in ull lines in Figure l. lWhen the wheels ineke a half rotation so as to bring the pedals to the bottom end the shaft to its uppermost position, the

body portion l will rise to the dotted line position shown in Figijure l. .lt will thus be seen that zit each rotation oi" the wheels the ilorwnrd part ot the horse end the forward portion of the seat will rise and fall; therefore, while the velocipede is tim'elling the whole seat 'freine and the iront body portion 'l will rock on the reni` sli-att el es pivot and the rider and horses heiid will have n rising' and telling' increment ve closely iniitzitiirgthat of the rise and :tailor n rider on the buck or' a gallopino horse. The child will here the pleasure or forward travel as well es or the rocking inoifenient.

Suitable handle bars 155-15 are provided which for simplicity of construction may consist of a single stick passed horizontally through the head or' the body member l, as

for instance up in thephead of the horse-y wheel may be made very cheaply with ay minimum waste of material. As alreadyA stated the body portion may be made out of a board which may be easily shaped tol represent in side contour the appearance of the forepart of the horse. i

lThe whole thing may thus be very cheaply made entirely of wood with the exception or' the swivel connection between the seat and the orepart and the stirrups or pedals.

Whatl claim is A childs velocipede having a front body portion shaped in imitation of the orepart of an animal, a seat portion with which said' body portion has a swivel connection, a pair of disks which form wheels between which the body portion lies, an axle on which said body portion is journalled, disk bearings for said axle fitted loosely in said wheels and eccentrically thereto in corresponding position in each of said wheels, said shaft being journalled in said eccentric bearings, and pedal connections with said wheels, whereby the said wheels may be rotated in unisoin and a rear-wheel connection for said seat.

ln testimony whereof I my signature.

f lWILLIAM H. BANKS. 

